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that was actually a law and signed into law. a lot of people who voted for it don't like it now but we voted for itment. on another matter, i wish to commend president obama for nominating senator kerry to be our next secretary of state. there are few, if any, people in america today who have the breadth of experience that senator kerry's had. as a military officer, he's a highly decorated veteran. as a lieutenant governor, as a u.s.a. chairman. as cairm of the of -- as chairman of the foreign relations committee in the senate. he is exceptionally well qualified to be the next senator of state. john kerry's has extraordinary intellect ect with his come and inindict. to those who have worked him over the years, travels about with him over the years, it is crystal clear that is he a natural of natural diplomat. he loifs. he's instinctively drawing to understanding and address the global courage status of our time. as a multilingual person i havary haim in discussions and capital -- and i've washed those who are there pay special a
that was actually a law and signed into law. a lot of people who voted for it don't like it now but we voted for itment. on another matter, i wish to commend president obama for nominating senator kerry to be our next secretary of state. there are few, if any, people in america today who have the breadth of experience that senator kerry's had. as a military officer, he's a highly decorated veteran. as a lieutenant governor, as a u.s.a. chairman. as cairm of the of -- as chairman of the foreign...
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i mean, these were big laws, big, bold laws that were dealing with our problem. so once again, glory days of the senate. and i -- i -- i think we have that potential as i see the new senators coming in, the folks that were elected with us, the senators that have arrived in the last five or ten years. i think we have the ability to respond in a big, bold way to the crises that face us. and i know senator merkley, you came here a young man with senator hatfield i believe and you saw a different senate. maybe you could talk about that and we don't want to stay, i know we're going to a caucus and we have our generous chair here, so we don't want to keep her up there too long, our presiding officer. anyway, senator merkley, i yield. mr. merkley: i think my colleague from new mexico is absolutely right in pointing out there were periods when the senate really worked to address the big issues facing america. and it wawnltd that there weren't -- wasn't that there weren't profound differences. there were fierce differences, emotional differences, deep differences but folk
i mean, these were big laws, big, bold laws that were dealing with our problem. so once again, glory days of the senate. and i -- i -- i think we have that potential as i see the new senators coming in, the folks that were elected with us, the senators that have arrived in the last five or ten years. i think we have the ability to respond in a big, bold way to the crises that face us. and i know senator merkley, you came here a young man with senator hatfield i believe and you saw a different...
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immigration law. was to divide the national forum among the speakers to the u.s. chamber of commerce president thomas donahue, citigroup fais chair carlos gutierez and attorney general for indiana gregory zeller. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> again, we are live at the national press club here in the nation's capital waiting for the start of this discussion on ways to reform u.s. immigration laws. it is hosted by the national immigration forum. we expect to hear from u.s. chamber of commerce president thomas donohue, citi groom president -- citigroup president carlos gutierrez, and it appears some of the speakers are arriving here. very quickly, on c-span in just a couple of minutes vice president biden will be speaking at the u.s. conference of mayors' annual winter meeting. they're running a little bit late, but you can see that on our companion network, c-span. this evening at 6:30
immigration law. was to divide the national forum among the speakers to the u.s. chamber of commerce president thomas donahue, citigroup fais chair carlos gutierez and attorney general for indiana gregory zeller. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> again, we are live at the national press club here in the nation's...
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you have the laws enhanced. it. >> i thought we often said if you look at whether or not you can get a warrant before you can break in so the drugs aren't flushed down the toilet. we make that judgment all the time. if that's showing you can get a warrant. i think it's incorrect to say we don't look at the time factor. >> i think it matters in general. >> we look at the time. >> i think it matters a general matter. they take time to get. the court has never jurisdiction to jurisdiction. in kentucky v. -- in the case police scrolled proceeded a couple of different ways here. we're not going to make them use the less restrictive way. >> i agree there's a uniform standards. i don't know if you finished the answer to justice ginsburg she suggested we have a uniform rule of circumstances that her suggestion complies with your objection. >> well, if i'm using it correctly, i think our point is this, which is that the police officers have to ask reasonably in the situation, in the situation they know for sure the evide
you have the laws enhanced. it. >> i thought we often said if you look at whether or not you can get a warrant before you can break in so the drugs aren't flushed down the toilet. we make that judgment all the time. if that's showing you can get a warrant. i think it's incorrect to say we don't look at the time factor. >> i think it matters in general. >> we look at the time. >> i think it matters a general matter. they take time to get. the court has never jurisdiction...
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some of those laws down. that is why we need the federal legislation. comprehensive, commonsense, federal legislation for all of us to be safe. [applause] we cannot reduce gun violence by ourselves. we have done everything we can, but we are still losing the battle thanks to the proliferation of guns in our nation. the philadelphia story is not unique. mayors everywhere struggle using scarcity resources to fight it. resources that we should be using to educate our children and create jobs for our residents and revitalize our cities. in an open letter to the president and the congress, just three days after the newtown massacre, we urge immediate action. over 200 mayors to sign on to that letter. we call upon the president to exercise his powers through executive orders and the congress to introduce and pass legislation to make reasonable changes in our gun laws and regulations. specifically we call upon congress to enact legislation to ban assault weapons and other high-capacity magazines that are now being p
some of those laws down. that is why we need the federal legislation. comprehensive, commonsense, federal legislation for all of us to be safe. [applause] we cannot reduce gun violence by ourselves. we have done everything we can, but we are still losing the battle thanks to the proliferation of guns in our nation. the philadelphia story is not unique. mayors everywhere struggle using scarcity resources to fight it. resources that we should be using to educate our children and create jobs for...
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he's expected to discuss efforts to reduce gun violence and new gun laws proposed by president obama. live coverage starting at 11:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> tonight on c-span we will show you inaugural speeches from the last 60 years starting at 8 p.m. eastern with president ronald reagan's address from 1981. though clinton in 1993, president dwight eisenhower in 1957. harry truman, 1949. 1969, richard nixon. then-president john f. kennedy in 1961. george h. w. bush in 1989. lyndon johnson from 1965. president jimmy carter in 1977. he will wrap up the night at 11 p.m. eastern president george w. bush, 2001. starting tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> why did you write a book about your experience because it was an abortive period of history. i felt that the fdic's perspective should be brought to bear. have been some other accounts of the crisis i thought were not completely accurate. especially since what we did and what i did. so i thought it was important for historical record to present our perspective and also i think currently for people to understand that there were di
he's expected to discuss efforts to reduce gun violence and new gun laws proposed by president obama. live coverage starting at 11:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> tonight on c-span we will show you inaugural speeches from the last 60 years starting at 8 p.m. eastern with president ronald reagan's address from 1981. though clinton in 1993, president dwight eisenhower in 1957. harry truman, 1949. 1969, richard nixon. then-president john f. kennedy in 1961. george h. w. bush in 1989. lyndon...
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by a legal we're not talking about five or 10 among law-abiding citizen. we're talking about selling gu guns, people are engaged in gun sales -- without any interpretation of the law. and go after criminals, people with records who are carrying guns illegally. that's been done in cooperation with the u.s. attorney here in chicago. then recently affect -- that's i think the important thing is to find ways to go after the criminals here. what i'm afraid we're going to do with things like the assault weapons ban, limits on magazines come is you're going to do things that affect, has an effect almost exclusively on people who are not criminals, who are law-abiding gun owners, and we waste a lot of time and effort on things that will actually have very little payoff. >> congressman? >> closing the gun show loophole i think is a no-brainer that you can get both parties to vote on. what's been left out of this discussion is untreated mental illness. and until we figure out how to reverse what happened in the '80s when basically they opened the doors to mental ins
by a legal we're not talking about five or 10 among law-abiding citizen. we're talking about selling gu guns, people are engaged in gun sales -- without any interpretation of the law. and go after criminals, people with records who are carrying guns illegally. that's been done in cooperation with the u.s. attorney here in chicago. then recently affect -- that's i think the important thing is to find ways to go after the criminals here. what i'm afraid we're going to do with things like the...
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the tax increases three weeks ago delivered by operation of law -- in other words, the law expired, all of the bush tax cuts were over, the congress two hours after everybody's taxes went up -- in other words, all the bush tax cuts expired -- restored tax relief for 99% of the american people and did it on a permanent basis to guarantee that we wouldn't have another cliff like you have inevitably when a law sunsets, you have a cliff. so the president was able to get some new revenue by operation of law, and that represents this blue, this dark blue line right across here. and you can see that's pretty steady out to 2040. now the president, of course, said that wasn't nearly enough. he said we need more taxes, and we'll be back asking for more taxes later. so as nearly as we can tell, based on what he has said, the taxes that he would like to add to the ones he got by operation of law two and a half weeks ago is this light blue line right across here. so if the president were given all the tax increases he says at the moment he wants, that would provide this amount of revenue going out t
the tax increases three weeks ago delivered by operation of law -- in other words, the law expired, all of the bush tax cuts were over, the congress two hours after everybody's taxes went up -- in other words, all the bush tax cuts expired -- restored tax relief for 99% of the american people and did it on a permanent basis to guarantee that we wouldn't have another cliff like you have inevitably when a law sunsets, you have a cliff. so the president was able to get some new revenue by...
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you don't see law being made at the white house. they go out there and they huddle up in their conference rooms and they come out to the rose garden and they make the announcement. you never see the process. you don't see the process in the u.s. supreme court or in the courts of appeals. what happens there is the lawyers and the parties come in and make their cases and then the justices and judges, they go back and conference and they talk about it back in their chambers and they come out with their decision, and, bam, that's what you have. you don't always know what the deliberations are, you don't know all the considerations. same for the u.s. house of representatives, with all due respect to our other chamber down the hall here. because of the way their rules operate, because of the rules committee and just the way it's structured and their history and, quite frankly, their d.n. d.n.a., it's a majority -- it's a majoritarian body. but not the united states senate. in the senate, we allow senators to amend and debate and to vote.
you don't see law being made at the white house. they go out there and they huddle up in their conference rooms and they come out to the rose garden and they make the announcement. you never see the process. you don't see the process in the u.s. supreme court or in the courts of appeals. what happens there is the lawyers and the parties come in and make their cases and then the justices and judges, they go back and conference and they talk about it back in their chambers and they come out with...
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i just want to again focus on the prediction equity act signed into law in 2008. the major accomplishment concern because the final rule published in 2010 left some implementation details unresolved. when the administration publishes a final rule how will you address issues such as the scope of services that may be recovered in the interests of the detailed guidance and need to implement all. saxby three for the question, senator harkin. the rule was published in 2010 and part of what was requested is input on several topics that was one. in the meantime, we have issued four or five sub regulatory guidance for questions in the meeting of stakeholders and industry to understand how the implementation is happening and we are ready to produce those finals and we are in that process now of north. >> i have some concerns if with. i have these concerns and hear them from constituents and other people that talk to me about the use of pharmaceuticals particularly antipsychotic medications in children and some antipsychotic medications what do we know about the safety and
i just want to again focus on the prediction equity act signed into law in 2008. the major accomplishment concern because the final rule published in 2010 left some implementation details unresolved. when the administration publishes a final rule how will you address issues such as the scope of services that may be recovered in the interests of the detailed guidance and need to implement all. saxby three for the question, senator harkin. the rule was published in 2010 and part of what was...
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it was a law. as senator murray announced today, this year the senate will return to regular order in the budget resolution to the senate floor. the house republicans had to add a gimmick or to today ago that i understand, we all understand the tea party plays a big part in what goes on in the house and they need a gimmick or two to get things done over there. but spare the metaclass another knockdown drag out fight, we are going to proceed to work on this legislation intended out of here as quickly as we can. i went to give credit where credit is due and i think speaker boehner for his leadership in defusing a site over the debt ceiling debate. as i said before, not everything has to be a big fight. this proposal they have in the house is that worth fighting about. so again, i think the speaker for his work in this regard. the metaclass has been telling us they don't want another crisis in this showcase send the security they deserve. senator durbin. >> thank you, mr. leader. america is suffering
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but one of the things that hasn't been discussed is you make these laws come in 1994 gun law applies only to weapons made after the passage. they were 1.5 million assault rifles, and 24 million high-capacity clips on the market and. now there are three to 4 million assault rifles, and they don't even know how many clips are. there might be 50 million clips. >> or three times that many. >> or three times that many. my point is this. i also said you need to be able to find, implement, you've also got to get it through congress. that to me, how are you going to get something off the market, ma our legislature come off the market when you already have 4 million of them out in the public? that's a big question. i'm glad you are here to answer that. >> well, i'm glad you're here to press me to get going on this during the 113th congress. thank you, chairman thompson. >> mr. scott. >> thank you, mr. chairman. we are going to do four minutes. that includes the answer. so if you could keep your answers short. >> thank you. dr. ross, you have been working to eliminate the school to prison pipe
but one of the things that hasn't been discussed is you make these laws come in 1994 gun law applies only to weapons made after the passage. they were 1.5 million assault rifles, and 24 million high-capacity clips on the market and. now there are three to 4 million assault rifles, and they don't even know how many clips are. there might be 50 million clips. >> or three times that many. >> or three times that many. my point is this. i also said you need to be able to find, implement,...
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blunt: i know the law already requires the senate to have a budget but apparent that will law wasn't good enough for us to have a budget for the last three years. and i'm supportive of the house decision to do that. in fact, i'm supportive of almost any discussion that requires us to talk about what we're going to do about spending. you know, if you have been living outside your means, if you can't pay your bills and you go to the credit counselor, the credit counselor is highly unlikely to say, well, your problem is you just need another credit card. the credit counselor's going to say, you need to figure out how you're going to pay your bills. that includes things like having a budget. it includes things like figuring out what you're spending money on that you don't -- that you can stop spending money on. and, mr. president, that's what we need to do and it's what we need to do with a budget. somehow in the face of unprecedented spending and record federal debt, the president and even senate democrats for a few years now have been saying that in washington, all we need to do is jus
blunt: i know the law already requires the senate to have a budget but apparent that will law wasn't good enough for us to have a budget for the last three years. and i'm supportive of the house decision to do that. in fact, i'm supportive of almost any discussion that requires us to talk about what we're going to do about spending. you know, if you have been living outside your means, if you can't pay your bills and you go to the credit counselor, the credit counselor is highly unlikely to...
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you know, not just law of physics, it's pricks. -- politics and diplomacy. i think we have to be thoughtful about, you know, how we goo forward. i want to take on the word pivot. i think pivot implies we're turning away from somewhere else. i want to emphasize we are not turning away from anywhere else. whatever we do in china, it should not or in the far east in indonesia, which is rapidly growing and enormously important. vietnam all the countries, should not come, and i hope will not come at the expense of relationship in europe or the mideast or elsewhere. it can't. what we need to do is try to bring europe along with us to a recognition of the opportunities in the far east, it would improve our clout, it would leverage the market, perhaps there's been some talk about a u.s.-e.u. trade relationship. i don't know whether that can become a realty or not. i think that we need to think thoughtfully about not creating a threat where there isn't one, and understanding very carefully where we can find basis of better cooperation. >> i want to emphasize, i want
you know, not just law of physics, it's pricks. -- politics and diplomacy. i think we have to be thoughtful about, you know, how we goo forward. i want to take on the word pivot. i think pivot implies we're turning away from somewhere else. i want to emphasize we are not turning away from anywhere else. whatever we do in china, it should not or in the far east in indonesia, which is rapidly growing and enormously important. vietnam all the countries, should not come, and i hope will not come at...
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but canada is not just changing its laws to attract entrepreneurs. it's advertising and trying to lure talent there. the ad that we're now showing -- this is a full-page ad that appeared in a publication called "fast company." it's an american magazine dedicated to start-ups, technology and innovation. the advertisement for ontario highlights r&d incentives and innovative and dynamic business environment and the top talent needed to grow new businesses. we in congress and in the administration need to take note of this. other countries, including our friends to the north, our aggressively according to entrepreneurs and talented individuals, and they're luring them from here. they're trying to get them from the united states. canadian citizenship and immigration minister jason kenney said we need to target a new type of entrepreneur that has the potential to build innovative companies that can compete on a global scale and create jobs for canadians. while we work in the united states to continue educating our children with the skills for a 21st centur
but canada is not just changing its laws to attract entrepreneurs. it's advertising and trying to lure talent there. the ad that we're now showing -- this is a full-page ad that appeared in a publication called "fast company." it's an american magazine dedicated to start-ups, technology and innovation. the advertisement for ontario highlights r&d incentives and innovative and dynamic business environment and the top talent needed to grow new businesses. we in congress and in the...